#4EBFAD#4EBFAD
#4EBFAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.419; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.106 H 181.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EBFAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 191, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 47%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 59%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.2%, 0%, 9.4%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.80, -36.32, -0.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.80, 36.33, 180.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.5% -0.1058 -0.0019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.5% 0.106 181) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3121, 41.8955, 46.0689) |
| Luminance | 0.4190 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.60
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.19
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.64
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.47
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.49
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EBFAD #BF4E60
analogous
#4EBF74 #4EBFAD #4E99BF
triadic
#4EBFAD #AD4EBF #BFAD4E
tetradic
#4EBFAD #744EBF #BF4E60 #99BF4E
square
#4EBFAD #744EBF #BF4E60 #99BF4E
split-complementary
#4EBFAD #BF4E99 #BF744E
monochromatic
#276C61 #379989 #4EBFAD #7BCFC2 #A8E0D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#4EBFAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.38
#4EBFAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EBFAD
9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EBFAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EBFAD | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.38 | 9.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7B5AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A8AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ebfad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 191, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.106 181.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd3c5',
500: '#4ebfad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ebfad; $custom-light: #8bd3c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ebfad",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 191,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.442,
"s": 46.888,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73501,
"c": 0.10582,
"h": 181
},
"luminance": 0.41898
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EBFAD
secondary
#CD9CA4
accent
#5167D7
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8381